Old Testament
Abimael
A descendant of Shem and son of Joktan listed in the Table of Nations.
Abimael is identified in the genealogies of Genesis 10 and 1 Chronicles 1 as one of the thirteen sons of Joktan. As a descendant of Shem, he represents one of the post-Flood family lines that populated the earth following the dispersion at Babel. His inclusion serves to document the expansion of the Semitic peoples in the ancient Near East.
In the text
- Verses
- 2
- Books
- 2
- First appears
- Genesis 10:28
- Last appears
- 1 Chronicles 1:22
Where Abimael appears
2 verses · 2 chaptersIn the same books
- Bilhah11 versesRachel's handmaid who became a concubine to Jacob and the mother of his sons Dan and Naphtali.
- Ham11 versesOne of Noah's three sons who survived the Flood and became the ancestor of various nations.
- Japheth11 versesOne of Noah's three sons who survived the Flood and became a patriarch of the nations.
- Anah10 versesA Horite leader and son of Zibeon whose daughter Oholibamah became a wife of Esau.
- Bethuel10 versesThe son of Nahor and Milcah, father of Rebekah and Laban, and nephew of Abraham.
- Put2 versesA son of Ham and progenitor of a North African people group often associated with ancient Libya.
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